Tumor regression mediated by oncogene withdrawal or erlotinib stimulates infiltration of inflammatory immune cells in EGFR mutant lung tumors
Ayeni D, Miller B, Kuhlmann A, Ho PC, Robles-Oteiza C, Gaefele M, Levy S, de Miguel FJ, Perry C, Guan T, Krystal G, Lockwood W, Zelterman D, Homer R, Liu Z, Kaech S, Politi K. Tumor regression mediated by oncogene withdrawal or erlotinib stimulates infiltration of inflammatory immune cells in EGFR mutant lung tumors. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2019, 7: 172. PMID: 31291990, PMCID: PMC6617639, DOI: 10.1186/s40425-019-0643-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsEGFR-mutant lung cancerMutant lung cancerTumor regressionErlotinib treatmentLung cancerImmune cellsLung tumorsMouse modelEffects of TKIsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsTumor-infiltrating immune cellsDrug resistanceReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsInflammatory immune cellsInflammatory T cellsEffect of erlotinibEGFR mutant lung tumorsInflammatory cellsImmunological profileT cellsCD40 agonistsImmunostimulatory effectsAlveolar macrophagesErlotinib